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MCKINNEY BOYD H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MCKINNEY BOYD H S
As a high-enrollment secondary school in MCKINNEY, Texas, MCKINNEY BOYD H S works with 2,547 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within MCKINNEY ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 220% bigger than the state mean of about 796.
Across the 33 schools in MCKINNEY ISD (23,296 students total), MCKINNEY BOYD H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, MCKINNEY BOYD H S records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Collin County as a whole.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 160 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Collin County's rate of about 30%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCKINNEY BOYD H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 74.4%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), MCKINNEY BOYD H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GARY AND BOBBYE JACK MINSHEW EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCKINNEY BOYD H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 63.2%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Looking at the recent track record. MCKINNEY BOYD H S's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,824 (now 2,547). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 63% to 53%.
On this page, members of the MCKINNEY BOYD H S community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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